{"id":4995,"date":"2004-09-05T01:03:38","date_gmt":"2004-09-05T05:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/09\/05\/the-haiku-president\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:27","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:27","slug":"the-haiku-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/09\/05\/the-haiku-president\/","title":{"rendered":"the haiku president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name='a2129'><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><SPAN><FONT size=\"1\"><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><FONT size=\"2\"><STRONG>Steve Minor<\/STRONG> of <A href=\"http:\/\/swvalaw.blogspot.com\">SW Va Law Blog<\/A> salvaged a far-too-serious Saturday night for me, <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">with <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">an email <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">concerning our 43rd President&#8217;s love of haiku.&nbsp; [Read Pres. Bush&#8217;s <\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\">actual remarks in 2001 and our reaction, <A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$2133\">here<\/A>]<\/FONT><\/P><br \/>\n<DIV>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/yinyang.gif\" alt=\"yin yang\" \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">the great lord<BR>forced off his horse&#8230;<BR>cherry blossoms<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><BR><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\"><EM>the great lord&#8217;s wood fire <\/EM><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><EM><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">rises<\/FONT><\/EM><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><EM><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">first<\/FONT><\/EM><\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT face=\"Arial\"><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT><FONT size=\"1\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; by<SPAN> <A href=\"http:\/\/webusers.xula.edu\/dlanoue\/issa\/index.html\"><STRONG><FONT color=\"#ff0000\">Kobayashi Issa<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A><FONT color=\"#ff0000\">,<\/FONT> <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><SPAN><\/SPAN><SPAN><FONT size=\"1\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; translated by <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/06\/03#a1610\"><FONT color=\"black\" size=\"1\"><STRONG>David G. Lanoue<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A><FONT size=\"1\">&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\"><FONT size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\"><\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV align=\"left\"><FONT><FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">by&nbsp;<EM><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$379\"><FONT color=\"red\">dagosan<\/FONT><\/A><\/STRONG><\/EM>:<\/FONT><FONT>&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><br \/>\n<P><\/P><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">no hot water<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">no fog<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">on the mirror<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT size=\"1\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><EM><FONT size=\"1\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT>[Sept. 5, 2004]<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><SPAN><SPAN><FONT><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/06\/27#a1700\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"black\" size=\"2\"><EM>one-breath&nbsp;pundit<\/EM><\/FONT><\/A><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN>Why don&#8217;t more partners do <EM>pro bono<\/EM> work?&nbsp; D.C. Bar President asks &#8220;<A href=\"http:\/\/www.dcbar.org\/for_lawyers\/washington_lawyer\/september_2004\/president.cfm\"><FONT color=\"black\">Where Have all the Partners gone?<\/FONT><\/A>&#8221; (<EM>Washington Lawyer<\/EM>, Sept-Oct. 2004; should be online any day now)<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN>Also, <A href=\"http:\/\/www.dcbar.org\/for_lawyers\/washington_lawyer\/index.cfm\"><FONT color=\"black\">Plagiarism &amp; the Law<\/FONT><\/A>&nbsp; (<EM>Washington Lawyer<\/EM>, Sept-Oct. 2004)<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><A href=\"http:\/\/www.sentinelandenterprise.com\/Stories\/0,1413,106~4989~2381068,00.html\">Springfield Mass. newspaper<\/A> calls on boycotting assigned counsel to start taking cases, and Legislature to find a solution, including higher pay. (<EM>Springfield Sentinel<\/EM>, Sept. 5, 2004). <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT size=\"2\"><SPAN>&#8220;We agree that these lawyers should be paid more for their work, but their decision to simply refuse cases is only making a bad situation worse.&#8221;<\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><\/LI><\/UL><\/UL><\/FONT><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Minor of SW Va Law Blog salvaged a far-too-serious Saturday night for me, with an email concerning our 43rd President&#8217;s love of haiku.&nbsp; [Read Pres. Bush&#8217;s actual remarks in 2001 and our reaction, here] &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; the great lordforced off his horse&#8230;cherry blossoms &nbsp; the great lord&#8217;s wood fire rises first &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; by Kobayashi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2926],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pre-06-2006"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6kP1R-1iz","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4995"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10800,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4995\/revisions\/10800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}